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I'm a rising senior who is planning on studying mechanical engineering in college. With most college applications opening in a couple of days, I am very worried about the fact that I don't have a pers …

Hi, I am trying to decide what essay topic is best for me. So far, I have drafted an essay about my relationship with mental illness and how music helped me. I also have drafts for an essay about my n …

I am having a lot of issues with the essay portion of my application regarding essay topics. One idea I had was reflecting on a parents’ immigration experience and comparing it to my own way of growin …

Hi, I am a rising senior suffering through the fateful summer where I need to wrap up my college essays. I have worked on a few topics for personal statements by now, and I eventually narrowed it down …

When I began brainstorming different college essay topics I quickly became attached to the idea of talking about Legos and my childhood obsession with them. However, I didn't learn until recently how …

I am a twin and I was thinking of writing my personal statement on something related to that but unsure of how to angle it. Does anyone have any advice? Or personal experience writing a twin essay?

i’m about to start writing my common app essay and a lot of the questions feel very open ended. i know that i have to be able to create a unique essay but i don’t really know how to make a topic stand …

One college I'm applying to requires a supplemental essay that discusses the overcoming of obstacles. I took a writing elective last year where the teacher gave us daily prompts and the students would …

Hello, I've already applied to several colleges via Common App, some which required an essay. I still have several schools to apply to, and I'm more interested in the other prompts I didn't choose. Th …

What are the components of a good "why our college" essay (other than academics and prestige)? I'm applying to GaTech and don't how to start off my essay and wanted tips and advice on how to write a s …

Hello, I am applying to colleges on the CommonApp and I recently started my essay. My essay includes talking about how another college sent me an email about joining a stock market challenge hosted by …

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Like the title says, Im worried about writing my personal essay about learning on my own. Ive learned a lot on my own, but its not for lack of resources from school. Its just I prefer learnin …

Hi! This is more of a college-vine-specific question than an actual college application question. If this is the wrong place to post this, let me know and I'll redirect :)

I posted two essays for peer …

Hello, I am a senior who will be applying to colleges this fall.

This year, the University of Texas at Austin has begun using the CommonApp to submit applications. They still require the topic A essay, …

Would admission officers prefer an essay about one of my passions/skills or an essay about a volunteer experience I had and the lessons I learned from it? I have written two essays based on Common Ap …

I am currently drafting my Common App essay and I picked the prompt about gratitude. Is it too unoriginal to write about how a family member's illness affected me and my goals? I also want to connect …

Hello! I am a rising senior and have starting writing my college essay. I have an idea but I just wanted to make sure that it was doable and not too cliché.

I have OCD and have been diagnosed since …

if i have to write an essay about myself and my hobby can i mention some personal information like the name of my youtube channel .

do that kind of information is bad for the admission? i think i shou …

I am applying to a school with a supplemental essay with a word count restriction of no more than 500 words. My essay is currently 240 words. Is it okay to submit that essay (once edited) despite bein …

What I want to mean is, I know that each College have your especific Essay to make but, which Essay is required to every single college except the supplemental Essays and the Common Application Essays …